A special thanks to Wikipedia.org for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com
1747 – War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.
Recommended sermons and podcasts: The Colonial Wars in America and Providential Significance, by Bill Potter
1812 – War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian.Recommended sermons and podcasts:
- War of 1812 - Commemorating 200 Years, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2012)
- The Story Behind the Star-Spangled Banner, by James Walker
Recommended reading: 95 Years Ago, The USSR Was Formed. Let's Look at the Numbers - dailycaller.com
Excerpt from this article: "According to “The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression,” a text considered the standard recollection of the USSR’s atrocities, 20 million perished as a result of Stalin’s targeted killings, forced labor, famine, and collectivization. These numbers were confirmed by a major Soviet newspaper in 1989...An estimate cited by the libertarian magazine Reason puts the total number of people killed because of communism from 1900 to 2000 at a staggering 94 million — making it by far the bloodiest ideology in recent history."
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For further study...
Excerpt from this article: "According to “The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression,” a text considered the standard recollection of the USSR’s atrocities, 20 million perished as a result of Stalin’s targeted killings, forced labor, famine, and collectivization. These numbers were confirmed by a major Soviet newspaper in 1989...An estimate cited by the libertarian magazine Reason puts the total number of people killed because of communism from 1900 to 2000 at a staggering 94 million — making it by far the bloodiest ideology in recent history."
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For further study...
- I Feel Like Communism is Better - Millennial Worldviews (Podcast), by Pastor Kevin Swanson
- Cuba, Castro, and Communism (Podcast), by Dr. Peter Hammond
- None Dare Call it Conspiracy, by Gary Allen (1971)
- How to Destroy a Nation: America vs the Soviet Union, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2012)
Recommended sermon: The Cold War, by Rev. Roger Higginson [Text: Matthew 24:12: "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."]